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Risky Business

Compliance officers in smaller firms may feel lumbered with an impossible job, but the regulator has been clear that everybody in the firm has a role to play, says Tracey Calvert

Another piece of the puzzle

There are often ?many stakeholders involved in best interests decisions. Sarah Orton offers a social care perspective

Great expectations.

Probate claims are all about costs, says Lloyd Junor, but do your clients really understand who pays them?

The future is bright

As he takes on his first legal apprentice, Russell Conway wonders if this is 'the beginning of a backlash against a university education

Update | Licensing: summary reviews, shadow licences, gambling

Roy Light considers cases on summary reviews and shadow licences and recent guidance from the Gambling Commission on underage gambling and primary gambling activity

Update | Road Traffic: motor insurers vs credit hire companies

Roger Cooper asks where the current battle lines between the motor insurance industry and credit hire companies lie

Helping you to help your clients

The collaborative editing tool included in Microsoft Office 2013 could be a game changer for small law firms, says Damian Blackburn

Why you must protect your integrity

A decision made in a moment may lead to personal and professional catastrophy, and once that line is crossed it is unlikely that a solicitor will be given a second chance, says John Gould